Shavedcroutons Recipes

HOMEMADE CROUTONS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Place the bread cubes on a greased baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with the salt, garlic powder, and oregano. Toss until evenly coated
• Bake for 15 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
• Use as croutons, or smash to make breadcrumbs.
• Enjoy!

BRIOCHE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place brioche chunks in a large mixing bowl. Add Parmesan cheese, basil, and garlic; pour in butter. Mix using a rubber spatula, being careful not to tear the bread. Spread on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

GARLIC-BROWN BUTTER CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Place bread in a large bowl. Cook garlic and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, swirling often, until foaming subsides, butter turns golden brown, and garlic is fragrant, 6-8 minutes. Drizzle garlic butter over bread and toss to coat; season with salt and pepper.
• Spread out bread mixture on a small rimmed baking sheet. Bake croutons until deep golden brown and crisp, 20-25 minutes. Let cool, then pluck out and discard garlic cloves.
• Do Ahead: Croutons can be made 1 week ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

WILD ARUGULA SALAD WITH GARLIC CROUTONS, SHAVED PARMESAN, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Rub crust of bread with garlic clove. Tear bread into 1-inch pieces and place in large bowl; toss with 1/4 cup olive oil. Sprinkle bread lightly with salt; arrange in single layer on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until golden and crisp around edges, about 10 minutes. Cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• Place arugula in large bowl. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons lemon juice, adding more lemon juice, if desired. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add 2/3 of croutons and half of Parmesan cheese and toss. Transfer to serving bowl; scatter remaining croutons and Parmesan cheese over and serve.

HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Toss pieces of bread with some olive oil, garlic powder, and salt, then spread on a quarter baking sheet, bake in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes turning once halfway through or until they're crispy and golden brown. You don't want the croutons to be completely dry, but to have a little bit of moisture and chew to them but also crunchy at the same time.
• Remove the croutons from the baking sheet, and allow them to cool completely.

CROUTONS 101

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 °F. Prepare a baking tray with parchment paper.
• For the crostini, cut thin slices of the bread, about ¼ -inch thick. Arrange them, flat side down, on the baking tray. Brush the slices lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove the croutons from the oven and cool to room temperature.
• Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and melt. Then add the garlic and stir until it just turns brown. Remove the garlic, leaving the butter in the pan. Add the diced bread to the pan along with the thyme and season with salt and pepper. Stir the bread in the pan turning over to brown all sides of the bread, about 8 minutes. Once evenly golden on all sides remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.

MICROWAVE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Put butter in a medium baking dish (I used a glass pie plate).
• In a microwave oven, cook butter on high for about 25 seconds or until melted.
• Stir in the parsley, paprika, garlic salt and pepper.
• Then add the bread.
• Stir until bread cubes are coated.
• Microwave uncovered for 3 minutes; sitrring the cubes once every minute until bread is golden and crisp.
• Sprinkle over a tossed salad.

SWEET BRIOCHE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread slices into 3/4-inch cubes. Place in a medium bowl. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over bread cubes. Pour in butter; toss until bread cubes are evenly coated. Place on a baking sheet, and cook until golden brown and beginning to crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve warm.

TINY CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread into 1/4-inch cubes. Toss with butter on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven, tossing once, until pale golden, 9 to 10 minutes. Croutonscan be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Trim crusts from bread and discard.
• Lightly butter both sides of each slice (or, if you prefer, first blend butter with crushed garlic). I often substitute fruity extra-virgin olive oil for butter, sometimes plain, sometimes mixed with 1/4 teaspoon crushed garlic. Because bread absorbs more oil than softened butter, 1 1/2 tablespoons oil is about right.
• Cut each buttered slice into 1/3-inch cubes and spread in a single layer, not touching, on an ungreased large baking sheet.
• Slide onto the middle oven shelf and toast about 15 minutes until pale tan.
• Use croutons as the recipe directs.

HOMEMADE SOURDOUGH CROUTONS

Steps:

• Cut the loaf in half lengthwise and scoop out all the soft bread – DO NOT use the crust.
• Tear the bread into ½” to ¾” chunks.
• Whisk or blend together the oil, salt, pepper, garlic and mixed spices.
• Toss the bread chunks in the oil mixture, making sure that they are all coated.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• Place them on a large baking sheet and place in a 300-degree oven for 15- 20 minutes, turning them ever 5 minutes, until they are golden brown.